Pretty nice red pour, good clarity, 1" in head, looks like a well made, professional beer. The lacing was far beyond average for a red ale, and the retention as well was impressive. I think the board said Amarillo hops, smells like Simcoe way more than Amarillo.

The taste profile is massively bitter. Wow, this is not a mild red ale at all, this is hopped to 10. Doesn't impart tons of flavor, just tons of bittering hops, like, for all the talk about amarillo hops, I get 90% Simcoe and C hops pungent bitterness. I guess if I had to pick a fruit, it would be grapefruit, nothing subtle enough to get through in terms of other flavors, be them hop or malt derivative. Thankfully, it doesn't have the heavy caramel red ale presence, but if it did, it might actually work with this big old hopped beer. I definitely liked it far more than your average red ale, but I think maybe less super alpha acid hops, and more Amarillo would round it out a little nicer.